Rauch Pils
Mikkeller ApS

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From:
Mikkeller ApS
 
Denmark
Style:
Bohemian / Czech Pilsner
ABV:
4.6%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.79 | pDev: 13.19%
Reviews:
14
Ratings:
48
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 20, 2024
Added:
Dec 18, 2012
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  5
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Rated: 3.83 by Giggy from Michigan

Feb 20, 2024
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Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina

3.91/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
330 ml bottle into lager glass, no bottle dating. Pours crystal clear deep golden amber/light orange color with a 1 finger dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice dense soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of wood smoke, cracker, biscuit, light honey, herbal, light pepper, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of pale/smoked malt and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of big wood smoke, cracker, biscuit, light honey, herbal, light pepper, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate herbal/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of wood smoke, cracker, biscuit, light honey, herbal, light pepper, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great robustness and balance of pale/smoked malt and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and zero cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Light dryness from bitterness, lightly increasing through the glass. Very clean on lager flavors, with zero yeast notes presence. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.6%. Overall this is a very nice smoked Czech pilsner style. All around nice robustness and balance of pale/smoked malt and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth, clean, and refreshing to drink. Was expecting more smoke initially; but there is still a nice amount there, while still tasting true to the base style. A very enjoyable offering.
Feb 11, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by Gkruszewski from New York

Aug 21, 2016
 
Rated: 3.52 by toscanoigor from Brazil

Jun 14, 2016
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Reviewed by LAp from Ohio

4.1/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Wow, an impressive beer, and one that I think is sadly underrated (though a full bottle may be needed to justify that assessment). Sampled as a bottle shared with 3 friends in small tasting glasses. Pilsners are a style I stay away from by and large, but the smoke adds a nuance here that makes the beer something worth contemplating - and worth coming back too. Adding the smokey elements not to a beer that already has depth and body (like a stout), but to something light like a pilsner creates an engaging dissonance between the light body of the beer and the depth of the smoke profile. Overall, a great beer.
May 23, 2016
 
Rated: 4.46 by thefreakinjman from New York

Feb 02, 2016
 
Rated: 1.89 by kniles38 from New York

Dec 30, 2015
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Reviewed by mothmanscott from Georgia

3.74/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours a hazy deep gold/pale amber amber producing a short 2 fingers of frothy, off-white, somewhat lasting head that leaves thin rings & strings of frost like lacing. Aroma is grilled meat (hotdog) smokey (beech?), pale & pilsner malt, honey, grain, faint lemon & grassy hops. Taste is smoke & smoked meat, pepper, pilsner malts, lemon & grassy hops. A malty, peppery, meaty smoke filled finish were the hop flavors become subdued. The smoke and bitter increase in the lingering aftertaste. Mouthfeel is moderate bodied with medium carbonation, dry throughout, bright, clean, crisp with a fine prickle. It was good but I was a little disappointed and that may not be the fault of the beer. I did not realized the brew was bottle conditioned and the lack of care during the pour may have altered the flavor & produced the hazy appearance by introducing too much yeast into the glass. Further I purchased this off of a discout shelf (albeit from well respected bottle shop) so it may have been sitting around awhile though I do not believe that was mishandled.
Nov 20, 2015
 
Rated: 3.92 by d_kizzle from California

Jun 30, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by spycow from Illinois

Nov 02, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by rodlavers from Maryland

Oct 04, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by sandanders from Delaware

Sep 15, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by delgotit99 from Indiana

Aug 12, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by KAF from Iowa

Jul 23, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Slatetank from Pennsylvania

Jul 14, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by ascags from North Carolina

Jul 12, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Lovely85 from Florida

Jul 12, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by nickfl from Florida

Jul 12, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by afsdan from Colorado

Mar 21, 2014
Rauch Pils from Mikkeller ApS
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 48 ratings